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What is RISC-V, and why does Vitalik Buterin want it for Ethereum smart contracts?

RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that ...
Semiconductor Engineering

RISC-V’s Software Portability Challenge

Experts At The Table: RISC-V provides a platform for customization, but verifying those changes remains challenging. Semiconductor Engineering discussed the issue with John Min, vice president of ...
The Register on MSN

CentOS is coming to RISC-V soon if you have the kit

The RHELatives are more versatile than you might realize FOSDEM 2026 CentOS Connect 2026 took place in Brussels last week, ...
Engadget

RISC-V is trying to launch an open-hardware revolution | Upscaled

For more background, check out our Apple and ARM video. RISC-V is a processor architecture and instruction set developed at UC Berkeley. It's attracted huge interest from everyone from startups to ...
OMG! Ubuntu

Ubuntu 26.04 is coming to SpacemiT’s K3 RISC-V processor (RVA23)

SpacemiT and Canonical bring Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to the K3 RISC-V SoC, one of the first RVA23-compliant on sale. Ubuntu 24.04 ...
Design And Reuse

Andes Technology Launches RISC-V Now! — A Global Conference Series Focused on Commercial, Production-Scale RISC-V

RISC-V Now! evolves Andes’ long-running RISC-V CON events, which last year attracted more than 1,100 registrations and 550 in-person attendees globally, with a senior audience dominated by engineering ...
Seeking Alpha

AMD: RISC-V Is A Bogeyman

RISC-V architecture is gaining traction in China as a geopolitically neutral alternative to x86 and ARM architectures dominated by the U.S. The rise of RISC-V presents a potential risk to Advanced ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Does Your RISC-V Core Meet The Standard?

Verifying an extensible processor is more than a one-step process, especially when software compatibility is important.
Geeky Gadgets

How RISC-V is Disrupting x86 and ARM in 2025

Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to break free from the dominance of proprietary computing architectures like x86 and ARM? For decades, these platforms have dictated the rules of the game, ...
csis.org

Sustaining Standards Leadership: The United States Cannot Disengage from RISC-V

RISC-V architecture is an open, international standard governing how software interfaces with hardware in a computer. It serves as a shared language that sets the parameters for communication and ...
Liliputing

Canonical and SpacemiT team up for Ubuntu on SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V chips

Instead, Canonical and SpacemiT “collaborated to enable Ubuntu 24.04 LTS across the broader SpacemiT lineup,” which includes ...
SDxCentral

Is RISC-V China’s Semiconductor Salvation?

U.S. trade restrictions and growing pressure from the Chinese Communist Party to end reliance on foreign chipmakers has left many Chinese technology companies understandably worried. Faced with this ...